If you checked a laptop out from the CITES Oregon St. facility, then you signed an agreement to your use and return of the machine. Here is the agreement you signed: Download LaptopLegalAgreement.
The most important item to note at this point in the semester is the return deadline:
Friday, December 19, 4pm — there are explicit charges for late or non returned equipment you will be liable for.
The following extra credit possibility was discussed in detail on Tuesday, December 2.
IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE QUALITY WORK FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, I WILL NOT COUNT IT AS CREDIT. THIS OPPORTUNITY ASKS YOU TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT MEDIA SOURCES THAT INFLUENCE YOUR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
This final assignment asks you to think about techniques of representation - whether you are representing humans, spaces, objects, and information - in conjunction with forming a persuasive and rhetorical argument that articulates a position or point of view. We will approach this process through viewing and critiquing examples of representational and argumentative videos, discussion, engaging in research on your position/p.o.v., composing and drafting a substantial project outline, and creating a video piece of 5-8 minutes.
Components of Project:
1) Video Sketch: Election Night Project
[see earlier post for more information]
2) Outline: Synopsis, Schedule, and Action Sequences
"An
outline is a sketch of your film, written to expose its proposed
structure and necessary elements. In most cases, the outline is a
working document for you and your team. It includes a synopsis of the
overall film story, and then an outline of action sequences that
contain detailed information on elements such as archival footage or
specialized photography and interviews."
3) Conference with Instructor - email your outline the day before your conference.
Held
during the week of November 10-14, instead of class, you will meet with
me for twenty minutes during the week to discuss your second outline
draft and your production schedule. Bring project outline draft and production schedule to your conference appointment time.
4) Video Rough Draft
Viewed during Nov 18 and 20th class times, this is a 2-3 minute roughly edited draft of some portion of your video project.
5) Final Video
Project viewings scheduled for December 4th, and 9th.
6) Treatment
For this project, write it after the video is completed. The Bernard handout provides the conventions of the treatment genre. For a five to eight minute video this document will likely be the equivalent of 1.5 pages.
7) Final Justification
Please write a concise but specific final piece of writing that revisits your video manifesto and connects it to your final video project or in light of the video work you have done for the class this semester. This document should be between the equivalent of .5 and 1 page.
December
13, 9AM: Final day for justification and all of your work to be complete
and present on your class site.
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR THIS FINAL DUE DATE AND IF ANY WORK IS ABSENT, I HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO CONTACT YOU FOR IT OR WAIT FOR IT OR ACCEPT SPECIOUS EXCUSES THAT WORK JUST "DIDN'T POST ONLINE." PLEASE CHECK FOR YOURSELF THAT ALL OF YOUR WORK APPEARS ON YOUR SITE.
These handouts were initially distributed on November 18 and discussed over that week of class.
Tuesday, December 2:
7PM: Final Lab
Come to discuss final video, outline/action sequence/ treatment writing for the final project, or extra credit assignments.
(Attendance is optional for Tuesday, but I won't discuss the above
issues in extensive detail individually through email if you choose not
to attend.)
Thursday, December 4:
View Final Videos of -
Matt
Abdullah
Johnny and Yinnong
Steve and Josh
Hari
Jae
Aris
Tuesday, December 9:
View Final Videos of -
Boris and Jerry
Paula
Jason
Frank
Nurbek
Jaya
Bradley
For final viewing, we will have about twenty minutes per video to critique.
During the week of November 10-14 we will hold individual conferences instead of holding regularly scheduled class: each conference will last for about twenty minutes and we will talk about your final project and your progress in the class. For our meeting:
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conference schedule
if you haven't already scheduled a conference, please email me or claim your spot in a comment to this post. choose availability between 11-3pm each day (except Friday) and allow twenty minutes for the appointment.
monday, november 10
2pm Yinnong
tuesday, november 11
12:30pm Johnny
1pm Nurbek
2pm Frank
7pm Boris and Jerry
7:30pm Abdullah
wednesday, november 12
* I have an academic commitment in Danville that has arisen. I will attempt to reschedule existing appointments.*
thursday, november 13
12:30pm Paula
1pm Jason
2pm Jaya
2:30pm Bradley
friday, november 14
(conferences only available 1-3pm - conference meet in Link Gallery in Art and Design Bldg)
1pm Jae
2pm Hari
2:30pm Aris
This final assignment asks you to think about techniques of representation - whether you are representing humans, spaces, objects, and information - in conjunction with forming a persuasive and rhetorical argument that articulates a position or point of view. We will approach this process through viewing and critiquing examples of representational and argumentative videos, discussion, engaging in research on your position/p.o.v., composing and drafting a substantial project outline, and creating a video piece of 5-8 minutes.
Components of Project:
1) Video Sketch: Election Night Project
[see earlier post for more information]
2) Outline: Synopsis, Schedule, and Action Sequences
"An outline is a sketch of your film, written to expose its proposed structure and necessary elements. In most cases, the outline is a working document for you and your team. It includes a synopsis of the overall film story, and then an outline of action sequences that contain detailed information on elements such as archival footage or specialized photography and interviews."
3) Conference with Instructor - email your outline the day before your conference.
Held during the week of November 10-14, instead of class, you will meet with me for twenty minutes during the week to discuss your second outline draft and your production schedule. Bring project outline draft and production schedule to your conference appointment time.
4) Video Rough Draft
Viewed during Nov 18 and 20th class times, this is a 2-3 minute roughly edited draft of some portion of your video project.
5) Final Video
Project viewings scheduled for December 2, 4, and 9th.
6) Final Video Justification
Treatment. Details TBA.
December 13: Final day for justification and all of your work to be completed and presented thoughtfully together on your class sites.
As an introduction to our final video project we are going to film collaboratively during Tuesday night's class from 7pm until 8pm (or approximately the duration of a dv tape).
Tuesday November 4th
7:00 PM
Illini Union Front Foyer
(find us at the fishtank)
Six groups will collect footage during classtime:
Consider -
What is happening in locations around Urbana-Champaign that you want to show viewers?
Do you want to talk to your group, to a few people, or a lot of people on the street?
What footage do you want to capture?
What will you ask them?
Bring the tape to class on Thursday the 6th and we'll get together:
We'll view them in class and discuss them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7699509.stm
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By Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC News, Washington DC |
A man stares down the lens, delivering a message to the camera.
Dear Mr Obama: Iraq veteran's message to Democrat
"Dear Mr Obama having spent 12 months in Iraq theatre I can promise you it's not a mistake."
At 1 minute 55 seconds, it's short, simple and powerful.
"When you call the Iraqi war a mistake you disrespect the service and sacrifice of everyone who has died promoting freedom... Because you do not understand or appreciate these principles Sir, I am supporting Senator John McCain for president."
The film, titled Dear Mr Obama, is the most-viewed election-related video on the YouTube website, attracting more than 11 million hits.
Made by an Iraq war returnee, it's an example of how ordinary Americans have used the website to get their voice heard.
In this election, YouTube has provided a new way for people to consume and communicate their views - from the serious to the silly, the official to the outrageous.
People power
Andrew Rasiej from the Techpresident blog, which has been monitoring the impact of the internet on the 2008 race, is one of many who says YouTube has helped transform the political landscape in this election.
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John McCain made a strategic decision not to spend as much money on TV spots as the other candidates and put more on YouTube
 Julie Germany, George Washington University
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"The power to control the message is no longer in the hands of the political parties and candidates or the mainstream media.
"It's now shared by the public at large. They can distribute a piece of media on YouTube faster in a 15-minute news cycle than traditional media can in a 24-hour news cycle"
Both the candidates have used YouTube to promote their message, posting videos, ads and speeches to their own channels.
Julie Germany, from the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet at George Washington University, says YouTube has helped the McCain team deal with its funding gap relative to the cash-rich Obama camp.
"They made a strategic decision not to spend as much money on TV spots as the other candidates and put more on YouTube, knowing that they would be picked up by the mainstream media. And they were right about that," she says.
Music
For its part, the Obama campaign has used the site to encourage participation on behalf of its supporters, Ms Germany says.
Obama Girl's R&B tribute
She cites the Yes We Can film as an example of a stirring video with great production. Will-I-Am stars in the black and white music video, singing lines from Barack Obama's speeches.
Another example of a YouTube video making a big impact in very little time is Obama Girl. Made by a group of film-makers, it was performed by student Leah Kaufman, who wrote the lyrics with two friends.
The song is lip-synched by model Amber Lee Ettinger - who became known as the Obama Girl.
She shows her affection for the Democratic nominee through lines including: "You're into border security. Let's break this border between you and me. Universal health care reform. It makes me warm."
Her performance has attracted more than 10 million views on YouTube.
The light stuff
Other popular videos include the John Edwards "Vain and Pretty Video", where he is seen preening himself and combing his hair repeatedly, and the Tina Fey send-ups of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live.
Julie Germany says that while serious videos such as Barack Obama's landmark speech on race in March 2008 have notched up millions of hits, this is relatively rare.
It's the light stuff that users love best, and that spreads like wildfire on the web.
"Some of the most popular videos are the ones which show a lighter side and tap into pre-conceived notions and bias," she says.
"They tap into characteristics that we either find funny or we fear, and these sorts of messages help them become viral."
Please post your justification for the Writing to Video assignment on your sites by Tuesday, November 4.
The parts of the assignment consisted of the following -
- Video Sketch #2
- Textual "Inspiration" (any length - a poem, an excerpt, your own writing, etc.)
- Storyboards (6)
- Shot List (shot plan for video before shooting in this case)
- Video (2-3 min)
- Justification (2-3 pages/about 1000 words)
For the justification, please write an analytic essay that briefly explains and explicitly connects the inspirational text and the video you created for this project. Also, discuss at least two examples of how you employed shooting and editing techniques (drawing on the technical langauge we learned from the Wohl reading) that were meaningful
and purposeful and how you employed them to connect to the ideas/meanings your video explores.
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